Village · Narasimharajapura, Chikmagalur # Shimse Shimse is a village in Narasimharajapura sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code 577134. The 2011 Census counted 894 people in 252 households, the 23rd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 894 people (2011) - 252 households - 80.6% literacy - 577134 PIN code ## Shimse PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shimse is 577134. Shimse falls in Narasimharajapura sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka. - PIN code 577134 - Gram panchayat Mensur - Community development block Narasimharajapura - Census village code 609060 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shimse from nearby towns? - Narasimharajapura (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Chikmagalur (district HQ) 90 km by road - Narasimharajapura (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shimse? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shimse; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Narasimharajapura - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shimse known for? The main crops are paddy and rubber. About 40% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shimse Of every 100 households in Shimse in 2011, 80 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shimse · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average - Electricity for lighting 80% 84% - Toilet within the home 75% 77% - No toilet (open defecation) 25% 22% - Tap water 77% 60% - Drinking water within premises 41% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 10% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 81% - Use banking services 63% 79% - Television 52% 55% - Mobile phone 63% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 18% 20% - Car / jeep / van 6% 6% - None of these assets 9% 13% - Own their home 91% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shimse? ■ Shimse · ■ Narasimharajapura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.6% 82.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 1042 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 919 948 - Working population 51.1% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 74.1% for women. 69% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 124 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 276 (60%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 52 (11%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Narasimharajapura - Badagabylu 969 people - Bale 947 people - Lingapura 901 people - Mensur 897 people - Sankse 855 people - K.Kanabur 828 people - Byrapura 772 people - Varkate 765 people All 58 villages in Narasimharajapura ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shimse? 577134 - How far is Shimse from Chikmagalur? 90 km by road - What is the population of Shimse? 894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shimse in? Chikmagalur district (Narasimharajapura sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Shimse? 80.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/narasimharajapura/shimse/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.